Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 19 August
By Keith Miller A record breaking day for New Zealand, with five medals – two of them history makers – and an overall best ever total of 15 medals (so[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 18 August
By Keith Miller Sometimes you think you’ve ben dudded, while other times you think you’ve just been desperately unlucky to lose. In the case of the Women’s Black Sticks this[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 17 August
By Keith Miller Gold in London in the K1 200 metres Canoe Sprint, Gold again in Rio. Lisa Carrington carried the weight of the nation’s expectations on her shoulders overnight,[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 16 August
By Keith Miller It’s amazing how many emotions you can experience in 12 hours’ worth of sport. After the extreme disappointment of watching the Men’s Black Sticks lose to Germany[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 15 August
By Keith Miller Well, what a weekend. New Zealand scored another Gold medal – in the closest of close calls – and a couple of other medal hopes were on[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 12 August
By Keith Miller Finally – the curse is broken, and my decision to take leave over the Olympics has been justified. Terrible Thursday & Woeful Wednesday are behind us –[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 11 August
By Keith Miller I’m starting to wonder this taking-time-off-to-watch-the-Olympics gig was such a good idea after all. A couple of golds for NZ would have been nice over the past[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 10 August
By Keith Miller It all started so well overnight from a NZ perspective. Yet it could be argued that after so much expectation, this was one of NZ’s most disappointing[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 9 August
By Keith Miller There’s nothing better than a surprise performer – as an example few picked Natalie Rooney to pick up the silver medal in the Women’s Trap Shooting yesterday,[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 8 August
By Keith Miller Unfortunately, due to a few technical difficulties (in other words a cocktail party that turned into a surprise wedding with an open bar on Saturday night), the[…]
